Cooking Foods Italian Recipes – Softy Asparagus Pie

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Clean and wash the asparagus (5oo grams): separate the harder and tender parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fry some chopped garlic in extra virgin olive oil and butter (half & half).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the garlic start to get yellow drop the harder parts of the asparagus which you have already cut less than half inch in length.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fry a couple of minutes, then add a pinch of marine salt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add a bunch of salt in to a pot of water, cut in pieces and boil 250 grams of potatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cook the asparagus four -five minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the tender parts of asparagus to fry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cook for two-three minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drop half glass of white wine in the asparagus, stir well and cover: keep cooking (covered) on small fire for five minutes. After that stop the fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the potatoes: when cooked you can easily insert a fork, do not overcook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use a colander to drip the water from the potatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the potatoes in a bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put 50 grams of butter in a pot, warm it up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mash the boiled potatoes in to it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add half glass of milk.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raise the fire moderately and stir the milk in the potatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The potatoes will absorb the milk.            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep stirring until the potatoes cream starts to boil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add two pinches of marine salt. Stir well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add (always stirring well) 200 grams of flour type 00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add three whole eggs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again stir everything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As all the flour is well diluted pour the cream in the asparagus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix everything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pour in the oven pan, the has been already oiled and passed with some flour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cook in theoven at 280 Celsius for 45 minutes but remember to check the smell of cooked pie and when you notice it use a toothpick to find the humidity; if no paste stick on the toothpick it means it is ready.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pie will result very softand delicate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember that you can check your pies with the toothpick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just insert the toothpick inside the pie and see when it remains dry the pie is ready. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buon appetito !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooking Foods Italian Recipes – Softy Asparagus Pie

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